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Marydoll Thu 15-Jun-23 16:14:35

Taps aff, not a pretty sight, especially with peely wally Glaswegians.

DamaskRose Thu 15-Jun-23 15:31:41

I’d heard of gallus and taps aff but didn’t know what they meant - have lived in the north east of Scotland for 37 years! Having said that there are many other words/expressions used here but not in other parts of Scotland. Are these mainly Glasgow/central belt?

Marydoll Thu 15-Jun-23 15:26:20

Blondiescot

I don't think they're available on Android, unfortuately, Marydoll. All we Android users will be fair scunnered at that!

Well, they're a bunch of eejits and need a guid skelp for discrimination against android users!

In Glasgow gallus means very bold.

Aveline Thu 15-Jun-23 15:23:32

I seem to remember Paw Broon wearing galluses (braces)

Marydoll Thu 15-Jun-23 15:18:55

Bodach

Google tells me that the term 'beamer' refers to blushing with embarrassment, but it's not an expression I have ever encountered - in Scotland or elsewhere. Every day's a school day...

Beamer was a very common expression, when I was a child in Glasgow.

Daddima Thu 15-Jun-23 14:56:26

I love them! When I was in hospital waiting for a repeatedly cancelled operation, I giggled at my Indian doctor asking every morning if I was still ‘ wabbit and scunnered’

Bodach Thu 15-Jun-23 14:52:15

Google tells me that the term 'beamer' refers to blushing with embarrassment, but it's not an expression I have ever encountered - in Scotland or elsewhere. Every day's a school day...

Blondiescot Thu 15-Jun-23 14:38:25

I don't think they're available on Android, unfortuately, Marydoll. All we Android users will be fair scunnered at that!

Visgir1 Thu 15-Jun-23 14:22:08

Great to see these. I could have used these 40 yrs ago.
I married a Scot all my in laws lived/live in Scotland. My dear old MiL came from "The Kingdom of Fife" as she was proud to say.
Well, some of the terminology she used, total mystery to me, for several years.
I would just look blank as my dear FiL explained what she was going on about.
When I went out with her ( to do her messages) she always introduced me as her English DIL. Bless her

Ailidh Thu 15-Jun-23 14:11:13

Great!

My parents used "awfy gallus" but it hasn't entered my vocabulary. I do use "drookit", tho! ☔

Marydoll Thu 15-Jun-23 14:00:20

I believe you can access them in the Apple Store, but I cant find them for Android.
I'm bealing/ beeling?

wildswan16 Thu 15-Jun-23 13:56:27

Brilliant. We definitely need these.

Yes blondiescot, taps aff weather finally arrived.

seadragon Thu 15-Jun-23 13:44:45

Pure dead brilliant!!! - and I'm fae Aiberdeen!....but how can we access them for proliferation?

Aveline Thu 15-Jun-23 13:35:26

Ah'm fair scunnerd at a' this sun!

Blondiescot Thu 15-Jun-23 12:52:14

I love them! Definitely taps aff weather at the moment!

Charleygirl5 Thu 15-Jun-23 12:50:33

I have never heard of gallus before. I come from East Fife.

Aveline Thu 15-Jun-23 12:31:41

I saw these Scottish emojis on Facebook. I thought they were very accurate.